Question

inert pair effect in nitrogen family

Answer 1

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Nitrogen forms compounds in nine different oxidation states. The stability of the +5 oxidation state decreases from phosphorus to bismuth because of the inert-pair effect. ... Because of the presence of a lone pair of electrons on the pnicogen, neutral covalent compounds of the trivalent pnicogens are Lewis bases.
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Answer 2

Explanation:

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In group 15, nitrogen and phosphorus behave chemically like nonmetals, arsenic and antimony behave like semimetals, and bismuth behaves like a metal. ... The stability of the +5 oxidation state decreases from phosphorus to bismuth because of the inert-pair effect.

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